In case you missed this past Sunday's live stream, here's a full edited review of the class.

We learned about the grammar form ~아/어/etc. 있다. This form is used to describe the state of something using a verb. For example, it can be used to show that someone is "in the state of sitting down" or a door is "in the state of being open." It's useful with a lot of action verbs to describe something as it already is, and not just to say that something is currently happening.

We also learned how this form is different from ~고 있다, which we learned in a previous live stream.

Temple History

Seonamsa Temple is located in Busanjin-gu, Busan on Mt. Baekyangsan (642 m).

Just how good is the Korean of the non-native members of Twice?

There are four non-native Korean speakers in Twice - Sana, Momo, Mina, and Tzuyu.

Here's my analysis of Sana and Momo's Korean.

Next I'll analyze Mina and Tzuyu.

In a previous lesson we learned how to connect sentences using the ~지만 verb ending.

This ~지만 ending showed contrast, but it's not the only form used in Korean to contrast two sentences.

In this form we'll learn another form used to show contrast, the ~데 form.

Remember that this series goes in order from the beginning, so start with Lesson 1 if you're new to this series. There will be a total of 100 episodes when it's complete.

Temple History

Hongryongsa Temple, which means “Rainbow Dragon Temple” in English, is located on Mt. Cheonseongsan (920.1 m) in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do.

Introduction

When you first enter a Korean temple or hermitage, or even their grounds, you might see a row of strangely designed stone monuments that somewhat resemble headstones. In Korean, these are known as “budo,” or “stupa,” in English. Officially, they are known as “seung-tap,” or a “monk’s pagoda,” in English. So what exactly does a Korean Buddhist stupa look like? What are they for?